Towards a more critical multiculturalism

Christine E. Sleeter. (1996). Multicultural education as social activism. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0–7914–2998–9     

Geometry starting with Euclid

Hartshorne, R. (2000). Geometry: Euclid and Beyond. New York: Springer, 2000. ISBN 0–387–98650–2.     

Constance Kamii's research and recent math reforms

Constance Kamii. (1990). Multiplication of two‐digit numbers: Two teachers using Piaget's theory. [Videotape.] New York: Teachers College Press. ISBN 0–8077–3086–6, Cdn $86.     

Rethinking pedagogy and curriculum in post‐secondary science education

Taylor, P.C., Gilmer, P.J. & Tobin, K. (Eds.). (2002). Transforming Undergraduate Science Teaching: Social Constructivist Perspectives. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 0–8204–5293–9     

Real‐world problems: A judgment call for middle school mathematics teachers

A.C. Barton &; M.D. Osborne, (2001). Teaching Science in Diverse Settings: Marginalized Discourses and Classroom Practice. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 1058–1634     

Book reviews

Communication Patterns and Contextual Forms Graziella Tonfoni Intellect, Exeter, 1996 ISBN 1–871516–65‐X

Reflections on Artificial Intelligence The legal, moral and ethical dimensions Blay Whitby Intellect, Exeter, 1996 ISBN 1–871516–68–4. Price £14.95.

Intranets: the surf within James D. Cimino Charles River Media, Rockland, MA, 1997. ISBN 1–886801–40–1. 338pp.

Designing large‐scale web sites: a visual design methodology Darrell Sano Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. ISBN 0 471 14276 x. 288 pp.     

Book Reviews

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Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting: New Tools and Techniques, by G. Jack Bologna and Robert J. Lindquist. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1987, 240 pp, $42.50.

Auditing the Maintenance of Software by S. Rao Vallabhaneni. Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1987, 261 pp, $35.00.

Nations at Risk: The Impact of the Computer Revolution by Edward Yourdon. New York: Yourdon Press, 1986, 616 pp, $19.95. Reviewed by Jon William Toigo     

Abstracts

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The Practitioner's Guide To EDP Auditing, by Jack Mullen. The New York Institute of Finance (2 Broadway, New York NY 10004–2207), 1990; various paginations; glossary. Price: $98 in US; elsewhere inquire; include payment in US funds with order.

Disaster Recovery Planning For Telecommunications, by Leo Wrobel. Artech House (685 Canton St, Norwood MA 02062), 1990, 113 pp; bibliography, glossary. Price: $48 for US orders; $58 elsewhere; include payment in US funds with order.

The PC Virus Control Handbook: A Technical Guide to Detection, Disinfection, and Investigation, Second Edition, by Robert Jacobson. Miller Freeman Publications (PO Box T, Gilroy CA 95021), 1990, 164 pp; bibliography. Price: $24.95 for US orders; elsewhere, inquire; include payment in US funds with order.

Guidelines for Establishing an Information Systems Audit Function, by Leta Fee Higgins. IIA (249 Maitland Ave, Altamonte Springs FL 32701–4201), 45 pp; bibliography, glossary. Price: $20 for US orders; $23 elsewhere; discount for IIA members; include payment in US funds with order.     

Cinderella and the geometer's sketchpad

Richter‐Gebert, Jürgen, & Kortenkamp, Ulrich H. (1999). The Interactive Geometry Software Cinderella (Version 1.2) [Computer software with handbook]. New York: Springer‐Verlag. ISBN 3–540–14719–5     

Scaffolding science teaching

S. Amos and R. Boohan (Eds.). (2002). Teaching Science in Secondary Schools: A Reader. London and New York: Routledge/Falmer. ISBN: 0415266416     

Equity Funding Trustee Sues Auditors

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The Paul Mace Guide to Data Recovery, by Paul Mace. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1988, 261 pp. $21.95.

EDP Controls and Auditing, Fifth Edition, by W. Thomas Porter and William Perry. Boston: Kent Publishing, 1987, 613 pp. Inquire about price.     

Abstracts & Commentaries

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Advanced Computer Assisted Audit Techniques: EDPAF Monograph 1, by Dan Kneer, Stanley Halper, and Jarlath O'Neill-Dunne. Carol Stream IL: The EDP Auditors Foundation, 1987, 68 pp. $19.95. (Includes numerous charts and a bibliography, as well as a discount for EDPAA members.)

Smart Cards: The New Bank Card, by Jerome Svigals. Updated and Expanded Edition. New York: Macmillan, 1987, 212 pp, $24.95.

Computer Security, by John Carroll. Second Edition. Butterworth, Stoneham MA, 1987, 478 pp, $32.95.

Software Engineering Handbook. Prepared by General Electric Company Corporate Information Systems. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1985, $64.95.

Online Auditing Using Microcomputers, by Jerry FitzGerald. FitzGerald &; Associates, Redwood City CA, 1987, 43 pp, $27.95.

Butterworth's Security Dictionary: Terms and Concepts, by John Fay. Butterworth, Stoneham MA, 1987, 277 pp, $22.95.     

Reviews: Counting on the metaphorical

George Lakoff & Rafael E. Núñez. (2000). Where mathematics comes from: How the embodied mind brings mathematics into being. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0–465–03770–4.     

Understanding the Basics of Computer Forensics

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COMPUTER CRIME AND BUSINESS INFORMATION, by James A. Schweitzer. Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York 10017. 1986; 195 pages; $29.95. Reviewed by Robert V. Boos     

Homotopy Properties of Sphere-Like Digital Images

Recent papers have discussed digital versions of the classical fundamental group for digital images. It has been shown that for non-contractible digital simple closed curves, the digital fundamental group is isomorphic to the integers, in analogy with Euclidean simple closed curves. In this paper, we show that the digital fundamental groups of sphere-like digital images S_n, n > 1, are trivial, as are the fundamental groups of their Euclidean analogs Sⁿ. Research partially supported by a grant from the Niagara University Research Council. Laurence Boxer is Professor and past Chair of Computer and Information Sciences at Niagara University, and Research Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Michigan; Master's and PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Master's in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Boxer is coauthor of Algorithms Sequential and Parallel, an innovative textbook published by Charles River Media.     

Information Security Governance: A Practical Development and Implementation Approach

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COMPKILL, by Gary Paulsen. Pinnacle Books (1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018). 1981; 220 pages (paperback); $2.25.

THE PROGRAMMER, by Bruce Jackson. Ballantine Books (201 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022). 1981; 236 pages (paperback); $2.25.     

The New Business Currency

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Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck, The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press (2001), 253 pp.

Brad Hansen, The Dictionary of Computing and Digital Media: Terms and Acronyms, Wilsonville, OR: Franklin, Beedle, and Associates (1999), 543 pp.

Piotr Jankowski and Timothy Nyerges, Geographic Information Systems for Group Decision Making: Towards a Participatory Geographic Information Science, New York: Taylor and Francis (2001), 273 pp.

Jeffrey A. Rohlfs, Bandwagon Effects in High Technology Industries, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2001), 256 pp.     

EDPACS Greatest Hits

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Computer Viruses (Steven Ross, editor). New York: Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, 1989, 140 pp. Address inquiries about price or orders to The Information Systems Security Association, Post Office Box 9457, Newport Beach CA 92658.

Technical Aspects of Data Communication, Third Edition, by John McNamara. Bedford MA: Digital Press, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1988, 383 pp, including glossary and appendixes. Price: $42 (specify Part Number EY-8262E-DP when ordering).     

NT Security Questions and Answers

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Last July Microsoft's Web site was practically inaccessible for one day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It was the second time that Microsoft's site had been hacked in as many weeks. Both incidents had high visibility and received national press coverage (the author first read about this second incident in The New York Times). Little wonder then that Windows NT network managers and their bosses are becoming more aware of Windows NT security issues.     

Terrorism in the 1990s

Terrorism: A Reference Handbook, Stephen Atkins, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO (1992), 199 pp. Terrorism: Roots, Impact, Responses, Lawrence Howard (Ed.), Prager, New York (1992), 193 pp. Hostage-Taking Terrorism: Incident Response Strategy, Alastair MacWillson, St Martins, New York (1992), 263 pp.